A piece of glass or plastic shaped so as to focus or spread parallel light rays that pass through it to form an image. b. A combination of two or more such lenses used to form an image, as in a camera or telescope. Also called compound lens.
Step 5 Pick your flowers. To prevent bees from buzzing near your house, reduce the amount of flowering plants you keep on your porch or in other areas of your yard that are near doors and windows. Quick Tip: Some people say that hanging mothballs in pantyhose in your yard will repel bees.
In fact, it is only the bees that live in a colony or hive (âsocial bees,â i.e., honey bees and bumble bees) that are likely to sting, because they have a colony to defend. Nonetheless, most native social bees do not defend their hive aggressively.